What do you believe could have been done differently to have prevented this tragedy?
Instructions
To complete this assignment, read this National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) report on death in the line of duty:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2017, July 10). Two fire fighters die and two fire fighters are injured at multi-occupancy fire with structural collapse – Missouri (NIOSH Report No. F2015-15). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face201515.pdf
For this case study, respond to the following questions from a fireground strategy and tactics perspective:
What are the main issues identified in this report?
How could the three concepts of decision-making—recognition-primed, naturalistic, and classical—assist an incident commander manage an emergency incident like this?
What do you believe could have been done differently to have prevented this tragedy? Include a discussion about preincident planning in your response.
Does your fire department have policies or processes that, if followed, would prevent this type incident from occurring? If yes, what are they? If no, should you?
Of the recommendations made in the report, which one would you make as your priority to implement immediately if you were the chief of this department?
Your paper must be at least three pages in length not counting the title and reference pages. You can include the eTextbook as a resource, as well as other resources, for at least two references. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.